The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. announced it has updated its Model State Licensure Practice Act, Administrative Rules and Handbook for individuals considering licensure in their state. The tools are meant to assist with the…
Month: April 2015
University of Houston researchers build brain machine interface to control prosthetic hand
A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to use his thoughts to grasp objects with a prosthetic hand. The team demonstrated its technique on a 56-year-old man whose right hand had…
University of Houston researchers build brain machine interface to control prosthetic hand
A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to use his thoughts to grasp objects with a prosthetic hand. The team demonstrated its technique on a 56-year-old man whose right hand had…
In memoriam: Michael J. Quigley, CPO
Michael J. Quigley, CPO, retired practitioner and instructor, died on March 10 at 67 years old. Quigley was past president of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists and member of a medical assessment team under the United States Agency…
Boa Technology partners with Click Medical for custom devices
Boa Technology Inc. has partnered with the newly incorporated Click Medical to provide components for closure and adjustment solutions for custom orthotic, prosthetic and adjustable cast devices through use of its Boa Closure System. “In order to fulfill the demand…
Study: Exoskeleton adds ‘spring’ to step, increases walking efficiency
A recently published study that humans can get better ‘gas mileage’ by using an unpowered exoskeleton to modify the structure of their ankles. The device puts an extra spring in each human step, reducing metabolic energy consumption by 7% below…